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𝑰𝑻 𝑻𝑨𝑲𝑬𝑺 𝑻𝑾𝑶
-𝒔𝒆𝒃𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏
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          CHRISTINA LOOKED between at Hope as she leaned forward in her chair. "The plans," Hope whispered with wide eyes. "He will kill him."

Christina waved her index and middle finger at the two, eyes now trained on the kitchen door. "Gimme the chip."

Scott quickly scrambled for the earpiece, unhooking it from his ear and (gently) slapping it into her palm. Quickly hooking it on her own ear, Chris pressed herself behind the doorway, listening in to their conversation.

"I have good news." Darren said, and Christina could hear a smile on his lips.

"Really?" Hank replied. "What's that?"

"Pym Tech, the company you created, is about to become one of the worlds most profitable operations in the world. We're anticipating fifteen billion in sales, tomorrow alone."

'Fifteen billion?' Christina thought to herself, wondering who the buyers could be. Shaking her head, she slowly glanced around the corner, channeling the ants to move the paper weights off the blueprints.

As Darren approached Hank, the blueprint started to roll back on itself, hitting the wall.

Darren's eyes moved to the table, before back at Hank suspiciously. When there was a pause, Christine held her breath, back pressing on the wooden wall.

"You're welcome." Darren finally said, making Chris' shoulders fall in relief. Stepping back, Christina escaped into the kitchen as Hank slowly started to finish his conversation.

Glancing at Scott, Christina flinched when the heavy front door opened and closed loudly.

When Hank entered the kitchen, Hope was the first to speak. "He knows! He's baiting you! We have to call it off."

"We're all taking risks." Hank replied, sitting at the table.

"What if he saw me here?" Hope questioned, eyes widening.

"He didn't. There was no way."

"How do you know that?" Hope pressed on Hank. Hope's phone suddenly rang, making her flinch as well. Digging her phone out of her pocket, she lifted it to see Darren calling.

Christina bit her lip, moving to stand beside Scott.

Hope gave Scott and Christina a wary look before answering it and stepping away. "Darren, hi."

After a moment, a fake smile spread on her lips, even though she wasn't face-to-face with him. "I'm at home, why?"

Another pause in words. "Don't let him rile you up. He's just a senile old man."

Hank suddenly looked up, eyes moving to Hope before over her shoulder at the other two. Both shook their heads in denial. Hope leaned on the table, rubbing her eyes tiredly, listening to Darren. "...Great. Good idea."

After, she hung up, pocketing it away in her breast pocket. "He's tripling security. He's lost his mind, and he's on to you."

"But he's not on to you." Hank pointed at her.

"He's adding full body scanners to all entrances!" Hope exclaimed, leaning her hands on the table. "And closing exterior vents! How are we gonna get Scott inside?"

"The water main."

Everyone looked at Scott.

"You can't add security to a water main." Scott said. "The pressure is too strong, but if we decrease it, that's how I get in."

"Somebody would have to reach the building's control centre to change the water pressure. Hank and I will be beside Cross. How are we supposed to do that?" Hope looked at Christina, silently asking her as well.

Chris looked at Scott with a knowing look. "So we expand our team." Scott suggested. "What do we need? A fake security guard on the inside to depressurize the water system, somebody else to hack in to the power supply and kill the laser grid, and a getaway guy."

"Hank..." Christine said in a low tone.

Hank pointing at her menacingly. "No, no, no, no, no. Not those three wombats. No way!"

"C'mon. I was one of those wombats." Chris smirked, glancing at Scott before bumping hips with him. Scott smiled back.

Hank shook his head stubbornly. "No."

"THANK YOU for the coffee, ma'am." Luis said as Hope placed down four mugs. Dan reached in, grabbing one. "It's not too often that you rob a place and then get welcomed back. Because we just robbed you."

Scott and Christina both smiled at their friends as Hope leaned in close to the two. "You know that he was arrested for stealing a smoothie machine, right?"

"Two smoothie machines." Luis corrected.

"Best damn week of my life." Christina confirmed, nodding proudly. "You know how many smoothies I had?"

"Are you sure they can handle this? Christina, I trust you more than Scott." Scott gave Hope an offended look while Hope pursed her lips.

"Oh, we can handle it! We're professionals!" Luis chimes in.

"You'll forgive us if we're not instilled with confidence." Hank said in a low tone.

Dan raised his hands. "Well, hey, everybody just kick and relax a little bit, man. We know our business. We broke into this spooky-ass house, didn't we?"

"I let you." Hank corrected.

"Well, one could say that I let you let me." Dan shot back daringly.

Christina rubbed her eyes. "Here we go..."

"Look, it's okay. They can handle this." Scott piped up, taking a step forward.

"Yeah," Luis nodded. "We can handle it."

"You got their credentials?" Scott asked Hope.

Hope nodded back, fidgeting with her necklace. "He's in the system."

Luis' eyes widened excitedly. "I'm in the system?"

"You're in the system." Dan whispered, pointing at him.

"The system?" Luis squeaked. Hank forced a chuckle, crossing his arms.

"We're doomed."

Christina slowly made her way over, slapping a hand on his shoulder and giving a reassuring squeeze.

"Alright," Scott changed the conversation. "There's something you guys need to see."

The three nodded at him, and Scott left.

"So, the plans?" Chris asked, and everyone suddenly crowded around the table.

"WHEN YOU get to this corner, there's going to be three offices to your left," Hank held a marker in hand, marking all the entrances in the floor layout.

Scott suddenly walked through the doorway, done in his Ant-Man suit. As Dan sat up straight, Luis sprang to his feet. "Damn!"

Scott undid his mask and Luis smiled. "Woah! That's so cool, bro!"

Scott held out his arms. "Now look, this is gonna get weird, all right? It's pretty freaky, but it's safe. There's no reason to get scared."

Luis shook his head. "Oh, no. Daddy don't get scared."

"Really?" Scott asked.

"Yeah."

Scott smiled. "Good." Holding up his hand, he attached his mask before pressing on one of the triggers, shrinking him down.

The three sprang up in surprise.

"This i-is the work of gypsies." Kurt stuttered.

"That's witchcraft." Dan added.

Luis looked around. "Wow, that's amazing. That's like some David Copperfield shit."

"That's some kind of wizardry."

"It's sorcery!"

"Guys, calm down." Christina shook her head with a laugh, watching them freak out.

"How'd you do that, bro?" Luis called out, missing Scott climb up his jacket and standing on his shoulder.

"Don't freak out, look at your shoulder."

When Chris turned to Hank and Hope, she held up three fingers. They stared at her in confusion. As Chris silently counted down her three fingers, Luis glanced at his shoulder.

3...2...1...

Chris pointed at Luis in perfect timing, and Luis shrieked, running out the room.

"I thought Daddy didn't get scared!" Scott yelled after him as Christina snickered, making Hope shoot her a soft yet skeptical look.